Senior Politics Reporter

Josh Koehn

She's the front-runner for California governor without even launching a campaign, but her candidacy would come with risks. 

As she returns to public life with a speech Wednesday at the Palace Hotel, San Franciscans share their views.

Who really wanted to defund the Oakland police? A dirty flyer points at Lee's opponent Loren Taylor. The truth is exactly the opposite. 

The candidacy would mean an immediate front-runner in the race to fill the vacancy created by Sheng Thao&#8217;s recall.

A crazy election year locally and nationally featured plenty of cringey moments, unforced errors, and serious miscalculations.